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“The role requires quite a range of acting; it calls for all the colors of true love, as well as grief, anger frustration, the whole spectrum playing out in the two-day time period of the show. And Bernstein’s score is groundbreaking. It’s full of so many colors that accurately express the emotions and subtexts of all the characters through these little motifs.  It stands alone; it’s unique in style.” Actor Coleman Cummings is musing on the challenge he is undertaking in making his role debut as Tony in Maine State Music Theatre’s WEST SIDE STORY, which runs from August 6-23, 2025 at Brunswick’s Pickard Theater. For Cummings, this will be his second appearance with the company, having portrayed Dimitry in ANASTASIA earlier in the season.

Shakespeare & Company is offering free Romeo and Juliet tickets to patrons 18 and under for the remainder of its run, through August 10. Learn more about the offer here!

Cinderella is preparing to enchanting family audiences at Shakespeare North Playhouse this Christmas – and the full cast for the award-winning theatre’s seasonal show has been revealed.

Casting has been announced for the fourth and final week of The Blank Theatre's 33rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The last three of 12 winning plays by young playwrights aged 16–19 will be presented live onstage July 31–August 3.

Shakespeare & Company has debuted a brand-new beer garden on its Lenox campus, now open during the run of Romeo and Juliet, playing through August 10 at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre.

The Old Globe has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Huzzah!, with book, music, and lyrics by Olivier Award winners and Tony Award nominees Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe.

The Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet has announced the collaborative launch to their 2025/26 seasons with Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet: A Ballet in One Act, presented Saturday October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM at The Granada Theatre.

Night Collar is driving into St Helens Theatre Royal this September. The show will run from Friday 26 September to Sunday 5 October 2026. Tickets are on sale now.

This summer’s installment of Shakespeare Under the Stars, Shakespeare in Love marked Elliott Lemberg’s 50th production as head of the New Albany High School Theatre Department! For Mr. Lemberg, 50 productions also highlight 18 years of commitment to his students and their education.

American Ballet Theatre has unveiled the dancer promotions effective September 2025. Learn more about the American Ballet Theatre artists and about the company here!

The cast has been announced for the UK premiere of Love Quirks: A New Musical, coming to London this September after a celebrated Off-Broadway run.

Epstein, who noted he and Coleman have collectively directed more than 20 productions of ROMEO AND JULIET, said this production explores the pursuit of delight within a difficult and warring world. “Shakespeare is a master of integrating delight and this play is the archetype of that,” he said. “So, we’re asking: In a world where the common language is about conflict and strife, how can delight make room for itself?”

Quite simply, this is an imaginative production with the story told as Shakespeare would have interpreted many elements today. This ingeniously crafted production will appeal to both seasoned Shakespeare lovers and those unfamiliar with the intricacies of the plot.

What did our critic think of ROMEO AND JULIET at Canadian Stage?The romantic tragedy and big emotions of Shakespeare’s famous tale of star-crossed lovers are difficult to successfully present in an age of irony. This is especially true in outdoor summer theatre, where the atmosphere lends itself more to a fun romp than heartbreak. But a tale of intractable families who nurture their hatred over everything else should feel sadly immediate regardless of where it’s performed.

Netflix is previewing its latest crime thriller, Night Always Comes, with a trailer and new first-look photos. Starring Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby, the movie will be released on Netflix on August 15th. Check out the trailer and photos here!

Stratford East has announced the cast and creative team for the community production of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet co-produced with Sadler's Wells. Learn more here!

The original musical STATIC, by Daniel Amedee and Conor Kelly O'Brien, will return this summer with an expanded script and score. A new cast—Colin Hendley, Aidan Duez, and Dedrick Kendis—will lead the project in a public presentation on July 31, 2025, through a workshop residency with the Scranton Fringe Festival.

The show to see this summer is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ).   It has not been performed by the company for 10 year, and we think it’s the perfect time for metro area audiences to be treated to this comedic gem.

A masterclass in tension, dark humour, and theatrical precision—Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter makes its Sandton debut this August following a critically acclaimed, award-winning run in Cape Town.

Shakespeare & Company will present Romeo and Juliet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Jonathan Epstein this summer. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

After runs in Chicago and on Broadway, Good Night, Oscar arrives at the Barbican Centre in London this month. The show, starring Sean Hayes as the titular character, follows famed character actor and pianist Oscar Levant on an unforgettable night as a guest star on Jack Paar’s late-night television talk show. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Ben Rappaport, who plays the role of Jack Paar in Good Night, Oscar. We discussed what it’s been like to be a part of the show since 2022, how he has worked on the role and how it feels to be bringing the show to the West End.

With the critically acclaimed revival of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel currently playing, Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Executive Director Henny Finch has announced three new plays for Autumn 2025/26.

Life can be bright in America! Well, according to Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics to accompany Leonard Bernstein’s soaring score in the classic favorite, West Side Story. He’s right, because Broadway at Music Circus has been putting out dazzling showstoppers this summer, and director Linda Goodrich’s take on Arthur Laurent’s timeless piece is luminous.

Starring Jesse Baxter in the title role, this chilling new production invites audiences into a world of shadows, secrets, and unraveling sanity-where the dead whisper, reality fractures, and the line between truth and deception vanishes.

Romeo and Zooliet is an enchanting theatrical event. The ingenious Jennifer Joan Thompson’s clever script and Michael Curry’s fairy-tale like puppets are brought to fantastical life in the exuberant performances of a well-rehearsed, talented, and vivacious cast. Tom Ridgely’s leadership and collaboration with his design teams has inspired exceptionally amusing storytelling, and the collaboration to stage this on the historic hill in the St. Louis Zoo is genius.